You and Tom? Please, don't. Get off me, Katy. I'd do anything for you. Even when you're angry at me. We have a warrant to search your premises. We have to impound your car. Thanks to you, I've got police officers searching my house. I'm suspended until they put me in front of a disciplinary board. Can you explain how Earlham's car keys were in your home? Someone put it there. When I was at the hospital, I saw your son. I couldn't follow them, but, erm, I heard the doctor say he tried to kill himself. My boy. Lying in that bed. It was her. She did this to him. If she hadn't opened her bitch mouth. Tell me, when did you last see Earlham? You know when I last saw him. I told the police. A couple of days after he went missing, huh? Sale loft, I read the report. The release of Laura Nielson seems to suggest that Thanet And Dover Police have a new prime suspect in their sights. A lot of people are looking for you. But I know what you did to my wife. www.able.co.nz Able 2020 DOOR BANGING DOOR CREAKING I'm sick of these games, Laura. SHE GASPS How are we? Thank you. Good morning, Laura! Ms Nielson, over here, please! Do you have any comment on Andrew Earlham's murder? Can we get a statement, please? Come on, give us something, Laura. I've got nothing to say. Laura! SCHOOL BELL RINGS Laura? Why are they here? Why do you think? Look, I was gonna call this morning. I assumed... I just assumed you wouldn't come in. I just want to carry on as normal. Try and keep my head down. It's just... PHONE BUZZES Look, in... In light of all this, we think it would be better if you took a bit of time off. Just until things settle. Paid, of course. It'll make things... easier. Mr Balham? For who? Sorry. Look, I'm sorry. What are you doing here? Excuse me. Hello, Laura, everything all right? This is my life. Yeah, we're just asking a few questions. I've already lost my boyfriend because of your questions. Oh, he's gone? Ah, that's a shame. I liked him. This could cost me my job. A job I like and that I'm good at. It's about all I've got right now. Well, then, why don't you save us all a lot of time and bother and just tell me what happened? Do you carry on like this in all your cases? Well, my boss doesn't love it, but she does love my conviction record, so... yeah. It seems to me that there were a lot of people that wanted Andrew Earlham dead. Yet you're spending all of your time on me. Mm-hm. Hmm. You know, before I became a detective, I thought it was just gonna be like it was on telly. Turns out it's 95% checking phone records, bank statements and waiting for people to screw up. And do you wanna know what the other 5% is? Not particularly. Instinct. Still matters. Still counts. And my instinct tells me you did this. Well, good luck making that stand up in court. Winnie, hi. I'm sorry, I know you're... I know this is a rubbish time for you. You have no idea. It's fine. Are you OK? I need to see you. What is it? What's happened? Bigger? How you doing? Let's get you going. Mummy, what's wrong with him? Shh. Why? He looks funny. Max, it's rude to talk about people like that. But it's true. He looks different, not funny. Just because you think something, doesn't mean you have to say it. You mean a lie. No. There's... I'm saying sometimes you don't have to say everything you think. But saying something not true means a lie. Think of it as a good lie. How do I know if it's a good lie or bad lie? Look at me, and if it's a good lie, I'll nod. OK? OK. Come on, then. Ready? Hold on. Oo-o-h we-e-e! Hello? Yeah, yeah. Is it really fun? Serious, again? No, it's fine, I can be there, don't worry. Just tell her I'll be there now, OK? All right, bye-bye. Right, we gotta go. Look, Aunty Sue's had another fall, she needs to go to A&E. Come on, mate. Oh, no. Go, go, go. I'll, erm... I'll take the kids to mine. No, listen, I... I don't think that's a good idea. Do you? They're my children, Liam. You can trust me. OK. Come here. Listen, mate, come here. You gonna be good for Mummy? Yeah! Promise? Promise. Yeah. Ah, what's that? Argh! All right. Thank you. See you later, all right, mate? Listen, scooter's over there, all right? I'll call you as soon as I know what's going on. OK, yep. All right. Aw, got my boys. SHE CHUCKLES Winnie. Hey. Oh, my God. Yeah. It went up in the middle of the night. Someone saw the blaze and called the fire brigade. How's Carl? Well, that's just it, erm... when my phone rang, I thought he must be down here already. Only... he's gone. I've been calling and calling and can't get through. He's disappeared? The police are saying it was arson. That someone did this deliberately. And they think it was Carl? Do you think you could help me try and find him? I get it if you can't. I just... I've got a feeling something's very wrong. He went out last night and didn't come home. And now he tries to burn this place down, the thing he loves more than anything. It's just that he's been so different since Andrew Earlham died. He hasn't been to bed with me in weeks. And one night I remember, I... I woke up and he already had the washing machine on. He was washing his clothes in the middle of the night. OK. Come on. Let's get out of here. Come on. I know all his passwords, I thought we didn't have any secrets. So this is his mobile account. Right, first step ` let's see who he's been talking to. There's a lot of calls to and from this number. Is that you? No. Here's the most recent, he made it this morning, about an hour ago. Do you recognise the number? Who recognises any numbers these days? Let's take a look further back. Here. Same number. Three weeks ago, Carl called them at... 5:00AM for ten minutes. Weird time to make a call, don't you think? Just a bit. Who the hell is it? Let's ring them and ask. Hi. Hi, Jen. Thanks for seeing us. Come in. I don't know. I don't remember every call I receive. Even at five in the morning? Isn't it the police that are supposed to interrogate you? The police let a serial rapist walk free, so you'll forgive me if I don't really trust them. Me and Carl met at a PTSD group. When you meet people who serve, it's like family, you know? Then the news about Andrew came out. And we realised we both had wives who... We talked. A lot. Jen. Did Carl ever talk to you about hurting Andrew? If you really think your husband did that, then you need to speak to him. Cos I can't help you. Well, I would. But he's disappeared. And the last person he called today was you. He didn't say anything? About his boatyard, or wanting to get out of...? No, he didn't. Look, I've done you the courtesy of speaking to you, but I really need to get on, OK? Thanks. Sorry for disturbing you. She's lying. You think (?) Question is ` why? * HE SIGHS A lot of people are looking for you, Andrew Earlham. Do I know you? No. But I know you. And I know what you did to my wife. Winnie Peterson. So what now? You're not even gonna deny it? Would it help if I did? Stay where you are. I bet you've pictured this, haven't you? Living out some revenge... Shut up! What is it you want? I want you to think about my wife, you piece of shit. I want you to think about her and all the other women you hurt as your lungs fill up with water and your world turns black. Now turn... around. HE GRUNTS HE STRAINS Come here, you slippery bastard! Don't do this. Call the police. Just tell them where I am. You don't want this on your head. You can't! You can't just kill me. You're wrong about that. HE GROANS RADIO: As I just said, we have a number of promising leads, and we expect to make an arrest in the next few days. Thank you very much for your time, ladies and gentlemen. RADIO: DI Karen Renton there from earlier this week, assuring the public that the Met is closing in on Andrew Earlham's killer. So, when's the disciplinary hearing? Next week. I'm shopping for baby clothes to try to avoid thinking about it. But all that happens is I'm looking at these prices and I'm wondering if I'm gonna be able to afford anything if I don't have a job. So, what's going on? You didn't give much away on the phone. I've just come from seeing your other half. Why? A friend of hers that she met at a PTSD group, Carl Peterson, has disappeared. The last person he called was Jennifer. There've been a lot of calls between them. One at five in the morning. So? So Carl's wife thinks that he might have been involved in Andrew's murder and that Jennifer was helping him in some way. You're serious? I just spoke to Jennifer. I think she's hiding something. All I'm asking is that you talk to her. You're desperate, OK, I get that. But I don't need this. If Jennifer knows something, she could help me. Knows what? Laura, I've been a detective for 15 years. Don't you think I'd notice if my wife was involved in something like this? Look, I know how this sounds. And you're right, I am desperate. But all I know is Carl trusted her, now he's gone and the last phone call he made wasn't to his wife, it was to yours. Just think about it. I've gotta go. DOOR CLOSES Night-night, loves. Sleep tight. Sleep tight. DOOR CLOSES Evening. Evening. How's the job hunt? Slow. Depressing. The usual. I brought a few things, might cheer you up. Right! So, er, gender-neutral, then? I like pink. That's all right, isn't it? Yeah, 'course. Will you just give that a stir for me? I just wanna just sit down. Yeah. How's your day been? All right. Oh, wow, this smells amazing. What is it? What are you doing? I could ask you the same thing. Thanks for coming. I, erm... HE PANTS I'm sorry, I didn't know who else to call. All right, Carl. Just... Just calm down. What is it that you couldn't tell me on the phone? RECORDING: Hi, this is Laura, leave me a message and I'll get back to you. VANESSA: Laura, hi. You should know, I've spoken to Jennifer, and she's told me everything. Carl Peterson told her he did it. We're gonna go to the police station this morning. What are you doing here? Before you go in, I wanted to talk to you both. Look, for what it's worth... if the police hadn't let you go, I would have spoken up. I wouldn't have let you go away for this. Look I... I need to know exactly what happened. Not now. We should go and talk to them, come on... Please, I need to know. Andrew was hiding out on a boat. Carl found him. Overpowered him. Sailed him out to sea. Threw him overboard and drowned the bastard. When he came ashore, he panicked. And he called me. Please, let's rethink this. Look, maybe if I just... If I turn myself in, if I just explain... No. It's not what you want. You could've called the police yourself, but you didn't. No, cos I trust you and your missus, she'd see me right, Vanessa, yeah? Vanessa can bring me in. If you don't get rid of this evidence, you are going down for life. And you know you don't deserve to go to prison for this. I doesn't matter, Jen. I can't live with this. I can't just come back to work tomorrow like nothing's happened. What, wake up next to Winnie and just pretend? Well, then, you're gonna have to try, aren't ya? Like Vanessa has to pretend that she's OK, that she doesn't think about it non-bloody-stop. She's never going to be OK, and nor is Winnie. Because of him. We know how this shit goes, Carl. We've seen it, haven't we? It's what we talk about in group every week. This stuff doesn't go away. I can't. You tell the police what you want. But you'll go down for it. And as far as I'm concerned, you're a hero. I persuaded him to cover the boat and keep his mouth shut. Did Carl tell you he was trying to set me up? No. I'm not saying he didn't. But he didn't say anything to me. What about the car key? She doesn't know anything about that. Really? Really. All right, that's enough. Come on, let's go and tell them what happened. Do you know where Carl is? I need to speak to him. He's staying at a place of my uncle's. I'll text you the address. Jen. Listen, I know this sounds odd, but... do you think you could hold off? Hold off on speaking to the police? Why? Rory didn't tell you anything about the case, did he? No. There's something you need to know. It's about WHEN Andrew died. Hey. Hey. I know where Carl is. Jennifer's got an uncle with a place in the woods. She said he could hide out there. What? What...? Is he OK? I'll tell you everything on the way. OK. HE BREATHES DEEPLY HE COCKS GUN GUNSHOT * Yeah, Liam, it's fine. Whenever you need, yeah. OK. All right, then. Yeah. Cheers, bye-bye. Hey! Toast is for eating, not for throwing, thanks, boys. KNOCK ON DOOR We're gonna have another Mummy day today? Yeah! Yeah! DI Maxwell. I met you once before, when we came to talk to your sister. OK. Can I come in? Erm, is this official? Just a chat. What do you think? Sure. Kids! Eat up, OK, we're leaving in five minutes. OK. Five minutes. You're on the Twelve Steps? I'm thinking about it. Good for you. Are you? No, a... friend of mine is. It's a good thing. As long as you stick at it. Thank you. I want to ask you about your sister's behaviour after Andrew Earlham went on the run. Her behaviour? What do you mean? Would it be fair to say she wasn't herself? No shit. She was being stalked by Andrew Earlham. Afraid for her life. Yeah. She was afraid for her life. Did she ever talk about what she'd do... if she saw him again? She wouldn't do it, Detective. She couldn't. I know my sister. You don't know where she was, though, do you, six days ago? First thing in the morning. I... I need to get my children ready, erm... Did you say six days ago? Yeah? Oh, she was at home. Yes. Alone, as she's stated multiple times. There was no-one there to confirm her alibi. No. No, I mean I saw her. I popped round there before I dropped the kids off, erm, and when I arrived... Things haven't been great between us. And so when I saw her through the window, I couldn't... I couldn't face just turning up out of the blue. Mrs Sutcliffe, you love your sister. I get it. But you need to think very carefully before involving yourself. Well, the kids were there. They saw her, too. They'll tell you. Erm, Maxie, darling, come here. Erm, do you remember a few days ago we went over to Aunty Laura's house and we looked through the window and saw her, but we left before... we knocked? Do you remember that? Yes, Mummy. I see. And you didn't think to provide us with that information? Well, no-one came round. No-one asked me. Look, erm, if... If that's all, I really need to get going. And you'd be willing to say all of that in an official statement? Yeah. Yeah, I would. Right. We'll be in touch. I just want to talk. You owe me that. You owe me a bloody conversation. OK, then. Right. Tomorrow morning. Yeah, good, we can sit down and discuss it. Greg? Everything all right? Just wonderful. Anything yet from Laura's car? Nothing of note. Probably wasn't worth the wait. She obviously doesn't drive it very much, it had a flat battery. Seems more than just an ordinary case for you. The way that you're going after Laura. Right. Just making conversation. My ex, Anthony, he used to hit me. Five years, and every time I'd make an excuse. He was tired, he was stressed, he won't do it again. And then one day, I had an epiphany. It was never gonna stop. And that night, my head was so bruised I couldn't put it on the pillow. So I just watched him fast asleep, like always, snoring like a pig. So I went downstairs and I got a kitchen knife, and I stood above him and I thought, "Yes, this would be so easy." He'd be gone, and I'd be free. Instead, I reported him, and I put his arse in prison. I hate what Andrew Earlham did, and it's hard keeping faith in the legal system when people like him walk free. But that doesn't mean it's all right to kill him and expect to walk away. There you go. Oh, hello. An antique. That's an old sat nav. Probably doesn't work, but plug it in anyway. Yes, ma'am. * Jennifer said it's just down here. HE BREATHES HEAVILY HE BANGS ON THE DOOR What are you doing here? Where've you been? Out. What's going on? Are the kids OK? They're fine. They're with my mum. Can we talk inside? Sure. Tea? So, this... This hole that you keep digging for yourself, Katy, it's becoming ridiculous now, isn't it? What? Oh, come on! You know what. At least have the decency not to lie to me. Please, come on, at least you can give me that. I just spoke to DS Maxwell. They are children, Katy. Our children. They told me what happened. Like it was some kind of fun story for them. "Oh, Mummy asked us to lie today. "But don't worry, Daddy, it was a good lie, so it's OK". Do you know what? If you wanna go around making up alibis and lying in court, you go ahead and do that, I can't stop you. But don't you dare use our children! I just thought if I could help Laura... I might get my sister back. I just wanted to fix something for once. Yeah. Do you know what? You have a problem. And you really need to listen to me when I say this to you. Me and my boys are not gonna become a part of your problem. DOOR CLOSES SHE SOBS What will you say to him? I don't know. I just wish he'd talk to me. Tell you one thing ` if Carl is the one who's been setting you up, I'll bloody kill him myself. This is it. Carl? Carl? Oh, Carl. No. Carl. Oh, Carl! Oh, Carl! HE SOBS I'm so sorry. How could you? You don't understand what I've done. No, you don't understand, you stupid, stupid man. Laura, will you tell him? There's something you need to know. If I tell you this, if I tell you the truth, I need you to do the same. Don't look at her. Look at me. You didn't kill Andrew Earlham. No. I tied his arms and... And threw him into the sea. The police have his time of death at six days ago, not three weeks. Really! What...? I saw him. After you threw him off the boat. I promise you, I promise you you didn't kill him. HE SOBS God! HE PANTS HE SOBS I need you to answer me one question. Yeah. Did you plant that key in my house? Did you try and frame me? No. Honestly, I've got no idea what you're on about. I need you to tell me what happened. Beginning to end. I saw him. I saw Andrew one night coming off of a boat. He was talking to some guy in a blue cap, and... Who? I dunno. I couldn't make out his face, he... He was too far away. So that night on his boat. I waited for him. And I sailed him out to sea. What kind of man am I, Winnie? Andrew's gone. But you're here. And so am I. None of this makes any sense. I just don't understand how he could've survived that. Well, he did. All right. OK. Watch the recording. She might say she doesn't remember, but you can see for yourself. She knew exactly what was going on. HE GRUNTS "Aw, thanks so much, Dad." "Yeah, you're welcome, son!" Talking to yourself again? First sign of madness. You probably don't need to hear it, but love you, mate. Yeah, love you, too. Go for a drink sometime? Erm, yep. Maybe. Sure. Erm, yeah, sometime. Her word against mine. She did this to me. Sorry, mate! Hi. It's not over. I have to win, no matter what. I'm the same. HE GASPS HE PANTS HE COUGHS What makes you happy? How 'bout hopping into an affordable iconic Kiwi ute? You beaut. Introducing the all-new Hilux WorkMate ` easy to load, in both single- and double-cab models. With a tough 2.7-litre petrol engine ` it's grunty as ` Toyota Safety Sense tech, like Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, and a 2019 five-star ANCAP safety rating, it's the most affordable Hilux for a mind-blowing price. * Creature of habit, aren't you, Laura? I'm the same, mind. I like my routine. I did, anyway... Why are you here? ..before you came along! Why do you think I'm here? After what you've done to my son! No! Get off me! Sh! Sh-h-h! I didn't come here to hurt you, so don't make me, OK? All right? What do you want from me? Don't you think it's about time that you and I just talked? Without all the drama. You shouldn't have come here. Everyone's looking for you. Yeah. Oh, yeah, you've seen to that, haven't you? You've lost, Andrew. This act, this carefully cultivated bullshit that you're actually human, it's over. Everyone knows. Your colleagues, your friends, your son. Don't you dare. You're the reason he tried to kill himself! What do you want from me? There's this idea, isn't there? That just before you die, your whole life flashes before your eyes. The things you care about, things you've achieved. The battles you've won. I just experienced that beautiful moment. Except it wasn't beautiful, Laura. Because all I could see was your face. And the fact that if it wasn't for you, my son wouldn't be lying half dead in the hospital right now. You did that, Laura. YOU did. Well, what are you gonna do about it? You stole my life. Now I'm gonna steal yours. ON PHONE: Emergency. Which service do you require? Police. Take care. PHONE RINGS Liam, hi. What? DOOR BELL RINGS Hi. Liam called me, he told me what you did. Great. You gonna shout at me, too? I have enough to deal with being arrested for murder, Katy! They found a car key in my flat, I have no idea how it got there. Then Carl tells me there was some guy helping Andrew, he has no idea what he looked like, and then you go and do this. Believe it or not, I was actually trying to help. Why would you even do it, anyway? Unless you think I'm guilty? Oh, don't be stupid, Laura. That's it, isn't it? No! Laura! When Andrew found me at the marshes, he told me he was going to steal my life. That's exactly what he's doing. And all you're doing is helping him. Stop. Please, just stop! Laura. Laura. Don't go. SHE SIGHS Oh. I was wondering if you'd come back. I just needed some time. And? You lied. I keep coming back to it. Yeah, like you lied to the police, so you could help out Laura. That's different. You lied to me. We're supposed to be able to tell each other anything, everything. I wanna tell you it won't happen again. But I can't. People lie, Ness, to protect the ones they love all the time. About killing someone? Look, I told you when Carl called me, I thought it was too late. What's the point in letting that man go to prison... Stop. Just stop, OK, you're making excuses. Stop! What would you've done? If you'd have seen Andrew and you'd had the chance. The fact you would ask me that question terrifies the shit out of me. Do you know me at all? Yeah. Yeah, I do. And I knew you'd look at me just like that when you found out. But you did it anyway. I mean, why didn't you wake me up? Why didn't you tell me what Carl had said? Just... tell me what I can do. Tell me what I can say. Ness? Are we gonna be OK? I don't know. Are you really telling me that if you knew who killed Andrew, if you knew who put that evil bastard in the ground, you'd send them to prison? It's not up to me, and it's not up to you, either. Come on, Laura, just a few words. How do you feel about the messages on social media calling you a hero? Laura, give us a statement, Laura. You want a statement? Yes! All right. Andrew Earlham assaulted 19 women, including me. 19 that we know of. He recorded the awful things he did so he could watch his victims over and over again. The police have proof that he was a psychopath. But you're wasting your time out here. There's a long list of people who had reason to kill him. I did not murder Andrew Earlham. If you didn't, then who did? Who was it? Who did it then, Laura? Laura! Was it Ian Davis? Laura! INDISTINCT SHOUTING Call them, then! I said I'd fucking do it, OK. No good saying you'll do this and do that. What, do you want me to do it right now? You're still in the same position, yes, why not? Go on, call them. You owe it to yourself, Greg. You owe it to me! You know that. Sorry to interrupt. Yeah, erm, what is it? See ya, Dad. Greg` Ma'am. Look like you slept in those clothes. We've got something. Laura's sat nav, SOCO pulled the data. This is the last address that she entered, right before Earlham died. Where the hell's that? Let's find out. Get your coat, you've pulled. SIRENS BLARE DOGS BARK My God. Get SOCO here now. * We will have the, er... yes, the Montepulciano. Good year. Very good. Thanks. You know about wine, then? No idea whatsoever. LAUGHS But I guarantee you say "good year" to any waiter and they'll nod. I mean, I don't think people really have a clue, do they? Unless you do know about wine? Well, my dad used to own a vineyard, so... Oh, shit. I'm joking. THEY LAUGH You should've seen your face. Speaking of faces... Can I just say, you look beautiful. "Speaking of faces"? Oh, God, I'm bad at this. LAURA LAUGHS No, you're not. And thanks. It's been a while, you see. Been so busy raising Luke that I haven't really had a chance to date much. I mean, since my wife. Oh, God. This is how out of practice I am. Great first date chat, eh? Talking about my late wife. Oh, it's fine, honestly. Must have been hard. Yeah. Well, it was eight years ago now, and... ..yeah, still there. But, er, life goes on, eh? She was everything to me. SIRENS, DISTANT CHATTER Lie down, would you? Don't move. You want it the same? Don't talk. Morning. Missed you last night. Had to work late. You OK? There's a florist stall opened up right outside the hospital. They've got these unbelievable displays. Explosions of colour and life. Right out of a magazine. People keep stopping, staring at them. Seems to make them very happy. Puts a spring in their step. And I just walk past. Just leaves me numb. No rest for the wicked. So nice. Morning. HE SIGHS Morning. Morning. Hello. Ah, Mrs Jones, how are you? She's doing well. Oh, shit! Everything all right, mate? I'm trying to cancel all my bank cards. I've been on hold forever, and I've got rounds in... ten minutes ago. Christ! Hey, hey, hey. What's going on? I'm sorry, you're busy. You've been so kind to me already. This really isn't... No, no, no, not at all. So, tell me. HE SIGHS I went home with a guy last night. Met him at a bar. I left in a rush this morning, and my jacket's still there. With my wallet in it, all of my cards, my keys, my sister's keys. I'm supposed to feed her bloody cat. She's away until God knows when. I don't know what I'm... OK, OK, OK, OK. Slow down. Er, so this guy... You know where he lives? But you don't wanna go back there? I can't. Why? What happened? I was drunk. I-I was... He invited me in, and... I-I-I can barely even remember. I just woke up with this feeling, this... Just didn't want to... I didn't wanna do that. I feel sick, to be honest. Oh, my head's spinning like... Is there a chance your drink was spiked? Are you saying he drugged me? Well, I don't know. Look, if we took a quick blood test, we'll know for sure. I should get to work. It'll take a second... I said I need to get to work. All right. Er, Dylan? At least allow me to get your jacket back. No. I can't ask you to do that. Well, you didn't. I'm offering. I'll go after shift. Now, where does this bastard live? Hello. You took a guy back here with you last night. Dylan? He works with me. He left his jacket, and I'd like it back. Andy, right? Andrew. I... We were at uni together. You were a few years below. Andy Earlham. Oliver, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I remember. Small world, Andy. Look, I'm just here to get the jacket. And it's Andrew, by the way. OK. Sure, wait here. You seem angry, Andy. What's with the attitude? Like you don't know. Enlighten me. Dylan said you've been taking advantage. Is that what he told you? Did you put something in his drink? I'm not entirely sure that's any of your business, Andy. Why are you so interested, anyway? Let go before I do something I regret. Give him my regards. BUSTLING CHATTER Hey. New jacket? Ah, long story. Long day. Whisky? Double. Times two. Hmm. That bad, eh, cowboy? HE SIGHS, PHONE VIBRATES Catherine... Mm-hm? ..another one, please? PHONE VIBRATES Another one here. PHONE VIBRATES PHONE CONTINUES TO VIBRATE So, did Mary tell you about the place we've found for the pop-up? Hey. Everything all right? It's not like you to stay out on your own, drinking. You don't really know me, though, do you, Catherine? No, I'm being serious. You OK? Marriage is hard work. That's what they say, isn't it? I don't get that, though. Work's supposed to be hard work, that's why it's called work. But marriage... supposed to be... easy. Bliss. Ah, I wouldn't know. Could've done, though. You're not still sore about that? That was a long time ago. It's just not often I'm rejected by a woman. I still would, you know. HE SCOFFS INTAKE OF BREATH It's funny, though, isn't it? HE SIGHS All your life, you strive for things. Pass the test, get a job, meet someone, marry them. Lock it all down, and then... ..that's it. No more surprises. You're drunk. Go home... to your wife. No more surprises. * 'Hello?' Sorry, Liam. A mate of Tom's called me from the station. He said they've got new evidence on Laura, and... it's very bloody real. Katy, look, I don't get it. What is going on? 'She's lying. That's what they're saying.' That she did it. Look, you, er, you don't think that what they're saying might be...? What? I-I don't know, OK? I just think that... Well, we have to consider it, no? It's possible. 'Look what happened with your Dad.' SHE SCOFFS What are you talking about? That was completely different. Yeah, I know, I know. But you said it yourself, OK, she will do what whatever it takes, won't she, to get things done? TV: 'UK airports are set to be held at a standstill today, after...' Afternoon, love. You seen this? The ash cloud. '..meaning air travel could be too dangerous...' No flights, they're saying. 'The ash cloud is looking much...' Ugh, it's very loud. What? I said it's loud. Oh, a bit sensitive this morning, are we? Hmm, a little bit. Ah, the perils of being hungover in your dad's house. '..potentially leaving thousands of...' I'll be off again soon. Just a few more weeks. I know it's a pain. Oh, it's not that I don't like having you here, love. If I had my way, I'd lock you in the tower like Rapunzel and never let you leave. OK, this is getting weird. It's just that, well, it'd be nice for you to settle down, get a job. I have a job. Tutoring so you can go travelling again does not count. Dad, I'm 28. I'm old enough to make my own decisions. Aha-ha! Drawback number two to living with your dad ` impromptu lectures of life choices cannot be avoided. Well, I'm going to drink this outside, where you can't get me. Oh, well played. How many people are coming for lunch? Only four. But they're very demanding. SMOKE ALARM BEEPS SHE SIGHS Try not to burn the house down, Dad! ALARM CONTINUES Are you gonna turn it off? SIGHING: Oh, God. Dad! HE GRUNTS Dad? Dad! Hey. Hey, it's me. ALARM CONTINUES TO BLARE Hi. Er, yes, I-I need` I need an ambulance. There we go. Is that better? That's better. You don't have to wait. Who'd miss the glamour of A&E on a Saturday night? HE BREATHES HEAVILY, KNOCK AT DOOR Hi. Mr Nielson? I've got your test results. LAPTOP: 'So I have been sent your file. 'I believe you have been through radiotherapy 'and then chemotherapy. Two courses now?' Yeah, and the bastard tumour in my head's having none of it. 'Yes, yes. I can see from the last scan 'the size is smaller, but not a significant amount. 'And the position... 'The location of your tumour is very close to important centres 'like language and cognition, so surgery's impossible, I'm afraid.' I know. But you can treat it? 'I can try, Miss Nielson. 'What we do here is still experimental. 'We are trialling cellular therapies, 'using your own body's cells to fight this tumour. 'Every patient is different, of course, and you should know 'we have no data on this application with a glioblastoma like yours.' So what are my chances? SHE STUTTERS 'We prefer not to make guesses about such things. 'As I say, every patient is different.' Statistically, you must know. 'We have had good responses. Encouraging. 'We have improved survival 'from an average of 12 months on diagnosis to 15. 'Erm...' As you say, there, there's no hard and fast answers until you can make your own assessment of my dad? 'Yes, absolutely. Of course. 'The treatment takes six weeks, 'and it would require you to come to Stockholm.' I've never been. 'It's beautiful. 'So, before you send all the paperwork, 'I can talk to you about the process and the funding.' Ah, Laura, love. I-I can take it from here. OK, thanks. Thanks. It's expensive. Blood tests, hospital stay, flights. So? And, er, work. You know, I-I told the office... So? OK, then. Brilliant. Brilliant. VOICEMAIL: 'Hello, this is Henry Nielson...' He's still not picking up? No. '..so please leave a message.' KATY SIGHS You know what he's like. He's probably just lost track of time. You think he's been walking for five hours the day we're supposed to fly to Stockholm? I don't know... LAURA SIGHS All he said was that he... ..needed time to think. WAVES LAPPING, BIRDS CAWING Ah! Found me. I love you, Dad, but you're very predictable. SHE SIGHS So what's going on? What is it about the water, do you think, that draws people to it? I blame you. Taking us out all the time when we were kids. Even when it was chucking it down. That rowing boat in Norfolk. Ah, Christ! I tried not to think about it. I know it's scary, Dad. But I'll be there. Katy, the second week. I'm not scared any more, love. I used to be, but not now. I'm done. Don't say that. Six weeks in some strange country. The things I'll be putting my body through, the... I want you to live. I have lived. Pretty bloody well, for the most part. 1993 was a bit shit. LAURA LAUGHS BRIEFLY If you won't fight for yourself, do it for me. Do it for Katy. Please, Dad? It's time, love. Here it is. My guilty secret. What? You know, my mother gave me this. Shortly before she passed. I put it in my pocket, and I never took it out. And things didn't work out too badly. Now... ..maybe it was because of this. Or maybe not. But I would like you to have it. Just in case. The doctors said it might get a bit rocky. So they gave me a leaflet on palliative care. No, it's not exactly bedtime reading, but it, it got me thinking. If I have a stroke or if this gets bigger, and I'm not me any more... If I can't, promise me you'll help me go quietly. SNIFFING: You can't ask me that, Dad. I can't go that way. I can't go lying in some hospital bed, breathing through a ventilator with my mind gone to hell. Promise me you'll think about it. God. Ha! I need a bloody drink. Amen to that. OLIVER LAUGHS I'm serious, you don't wanna see it. Last time I was in a club, people thought I was having a stroke, it was that bad. THEY LAUGH How about the Macarena? You must know the Macarena. No. What?! Well, you can teach me. OK. Come on, come in. No, I've, er, I've got work tomorrow. Plus, erm... Plus what? I dunno, I... Let's just take things slowly, yeah? I'm not into just... you know? I can do that. I'll see you tomorrow, then. Does that sound slow? What can I say? I'm keen. OK, but just a couple of drinks, yeah? Scout's honour. Night. See you tomorrow. OLIVER LAUGHS DOOR SHUTS TENSE MUSIC LAPTOP: 'This is it.' 'Oh! It's nice!' 'Yeah?' 'Yeah, it's great.' OLIVER LAUGHS 'Let me take your coat.' 'Oh.' 'OK, you are so pretty.' THEY KISS 'Sit down. Do you want a drink?' 'Yeah, please, that'd be` that'd be great. Got a lot of books.' 'Yeah, I know, and I've got loads of, erm, 'travel books and stuff like that, you know?' 'Ice? You got ice?' 'Yeah, I've got ice. Don't worry.' 'Er, you have that, that's stronger.' THEY LAUGH 'Here, let me put some music on. 'Cheers to a great time.' TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES INDISTINCT CHATTER ON LAPTOP ANDREW SIGHS You OK? Just forget about it. What is it? Put your clothes on. What? Am I doing it wrong? No. No. Just don't believe you. LOUD KNOCK ON DOOR Andy. What are you doing here? Maybe it's best if I show you. What the hell is that? There's one over there. There's one there. They're everywhere. What do you want? I wanna talk. Most people would've called the police. This fascinates you. You really think you can just do what you want? That's not what you wanna ask me. You put those cameras up there because you want to know... You want to know how it feels. Don't stand there staring at me. Either talk or piss off and tell the police. There we go. I've thought about it. So you think about it. The control excites you. You think about it, you want it. So what's stopping you? You want to know how to do it and get away with it. You get rid of that recording... ..I give you this. Fair exchange. No. I'm not like you. I'm married. I have a son. Andrew, you're lying to yourself. You don't have to hide any more. MUSIC INTENSIFIES Do you want me to send you the scans once I have them, Mr Earlham? Mr Earlham? Wonderful idea, yes. I think ward eight. TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES What? I'm sorry about the other night. Rambling on, I was... I'm sorry. Let me buy you a drink? No. There's no need, really. Oh, go on, just one drink. It'll help the shift go faster. One drink. Great. * A date, though. With Tom? It's... Don't say "weird" again. But it is! It's only weird if you make it weird. Anyway, I'm supposed to be travelling the world, remember? Oh, yeah. Haven't you already done that, like, twice? PHONE RINGS Who's that? Hello? Excuse me, we're looking for Henry Nielson. MACHINES BEEP Dad? Hey. Hey, it's me. Me and Katy are here. The tumour was pressing on several blood vessels, and one of them started leaking. Now, we've managed the bleeding and the seizures with medication, we've got the blood pressure back under control, his breathing is good. So he'll get better? There's been bleeding on the left side on the brain. It's affecting his speech and understanding. It's unlikely he's going to talk again. Patients in this position... ..don't often wake up again. Can he understand us? He can, but he can't communicate. How long? Excuse me? How long has he got? I'm sorry. I can't give you a precise answer. But you have an idea? His breathing is fine. He's maintaining his blood pressure. It's... It could be months. Years, even. I'm sorry. Thank you. I thought he'd have longer. He does. You heard the doctor. Years. Lying there, unable to do anything, unable to move. It's everything he didn't want. We can't. I promised him, Katy. No. No, you promised you'd think about it. But what if he knows what's happening to him? What if he's in pain, and he just can't tell us? Laura, stop! Please. KATY SIGHS He's our dad. If he's suffering... Tell me what to get. You're the doctor. Just tell me, and I'll... No. I can't let you. I'll do it. Hey. Do you want me to come in with you? No. No, erm... ..I won't be long. CLOCK TICKS Hey! Hey, hey, hey. It's OK. It's OK. I'm sorry. I couldn't do it. I couldn't do it. It's OK. Shhh, it's OK. KATY SOBS Sorry. Hey. Listen, Dad. Listen to the water... lapping against the shore. Listen to the laughter coming from that child as he runs past. The clink of glasses. People in the pub getting another round in... ..enjoying the sun on their faces. And the view. My God, Dad, the view. The sea stretches as far as you can imagine in either direction. "Reminds us how small we are." That's what you used to say, isn't it? How small we are... ..and how lucky we are. BREATHING SHAKILY Listen to the water, Dad. I love you. SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE You have got to be kidding me. Laura Nielson, we are arresting you for the murder of Andrew Earlham. You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. This is bullshit. We found it, Laura. Found what? Found what?! Found what?! ANDREW: But it takes a while, though, doesn't it? I mean, to figure a person out. I mean, some people you've known for years, and then they do something, and you think, "Huh, never expected them to do that." Well, people surprise themselves sometimes. But then wouldn't life be boring if everyone behaved predictably? God, yes. I mean, do you ever really know a person? I hope so. Yeah. Me too. 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